Moskenes

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coat of arms map
Coat of arms of the Moskenes commune
Moskenes (Norway)
Moskenes
Moskenes
Basic data
Commune number : 1874
Province  (county) : North country
Coordinates : 67 ° 56 '  N , 12 ° 58'  E Coordinates: 67 ° 56 '  N , 12 ° 58'  E
Surface: 118.79 km²
Residents: 1,015  (Feb 27, 2020)
Population density : 9 inhabitants per km²
Language form : neutral
Website:
politics
Mayor : Lillian Rasmussen  (LL) (2011)
Location in the province of Nordland
Location of the municipality in the province of Nordland

Moskenes is a municipality in the Lofoten region in the Norwegian Fylke Nordland .

Location and dates

The Moskenes municipality is located on the island of Moskenesøy , in the south of Lofoten. Here is the highest mountain in western Lofoten, the Hermannsdalstinden with a height of 1029 m. The administrative seat of the municipality is in Reine .

Other places on Moskenesøya are Å , Sørvågen , Tind , Reine , Sakrisøy and Hamnøy .

history

In 1906, a wireless telegraph was set up in Sørvågen , a town in Moskenes Municipality. The first wireless telephone connection was set up here in 1928.

In 1963 Lofot Street was established, part of today's European route 10 .

coat of arms

Description : A right silver spiral in blue .

Economy and Transport

economy

Fishing is still the most important economic factor today. Attempts to expand the fishing industry to include salmon farming were given up a few years ago. In recent years tourism has become more and more important.

traffic

The European route 10 connects the island of Moskenesøya with the other northern islands of Lofoten. Since December 1st 2007 the Lofoten mainland connection (Lofast) has provided a ferry-free connection with the mainland.

There are ferry connections to Bodø , Værøy and Røst .

There are good bus connections to Leknes , Svolvær and Stamsund . In Leknes there is an airport with a connection to Bodø, in Svolvær and Stamsund the ships of the Hurtigruten stop .

Attractions

Reine / Lofoten
  • Lofoten Tørrfiskmuseum ( Stockfisch ), Å i Lofoten
  • Norwegian Fishing Village Museum, Å i Lofoten
  • The townscape in Reine
  • Doll and Toy Museum, Sakrisøy
  • Refsvika Cave , coastal cave with runic drawings on the west side of Lofoten
  • Telecommunications Museum, Sørvågen

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Moskenes  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistisk sentralbyrå - Befolkning